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Mbombela - An amputee convicted of killing his wife
admitted to the crime in the Nelspruit Circuit of the North Gauteng High Court
in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Godfrey Sefwayi Sengwane, 62, who has a prosthetic leg
after a work accident in 1982, was found guilty of killing Zodwa Mdlalane
Sengwane, 58, in March last year, a Sapa correspondent reported.

He was found guilty of the crime, of intimidating his
daughter Cynthia Sonto Sengwane, and of possession of an illegal firearm and
ammunition.

Sengwane initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but
admitted to killing his wife after Judge Ebenhaezer Jordaan found him guilty on
Wednesday.

He had threatened to shoot a neighbour's son, Siboniso
Ngomane.

"I am the one who has done this. I was afraid to say
it before and I do apologise to the court for not telling the truth," he
said during arguments in mitigation of sentencing.

He said his wife insulted him and threatened to leave
him.

"She said I made the young man go away and she did
not want me anymore... When she continued insulting me, I fetched [the pistol]
and started shooting at her... I never fired at the other people but walked
home."

He said he tried to apply for a firearm licence before
buying the gun, but was refused because he failed to disclose his previous
convictions.

"I am very sorry to my wife's family and I apologise
for what happened. I was not thinking about jealousy. My wife was my property.
I was intending to shoot the young man."

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